Ramani
Member • Aug 28, 2013
The United States uses 39% of the energy it produces, wastes 61%
The Lawrence Livermore National Lab has produced an interesting graph that shows that less than 40% of the energy produced in the States is actually used.
There is a new term got negawatt - 1 negawatt = 1 watt saved. Environmentally a negawatt is better than 1 watt more produced.
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There are other useful links in the above article.
This one on cost of solar power is very interesting:
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It would not too surprising if a similar exercise done in India (and other countries) throws up similar dismal results.
I am taking a break in the US now. I am seeing lot more solar farms dotted around the countryside than in India. One American I met told me that he appreciated Modi for covering canals with solar awning to garner power and was wondering why this was not followed elsewhere in India.
There is a new term got negawatt - 1 negawatt = 1 watt saved. Environmentally a negawatt is better than 1 watt more produced.
#-Link-Snipped-#
There are other useful links in the above article.
This one on cost of solar power is very interesting:
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It would not too surprising if a similar exercise done in India (and other countries) throws up similar dismal results.
I am taking a break in the US now. I am seeing lot more solar farms dotted around the countryside than in India. One American I met told me that he appreciated Modi for covering canals with solar awning to garner power and was wondering why this was not followed elsewhere in India.
